China censors Obama's inauguration address

Thursday, January 22, 2009

BEIJING -- China censored its translation of President Barack Obama's inauguration speech, removing references to communism and dissent, and quickly halted state television's live broadcast of the address when Cold War-era animosities were mentioned.

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